The Power of the Expiration Date [Completed]

Chapter 31

ISA POINT OF VIEW

I woke up surrounded by trees. I look down at my expiration date arm, but instead of showing my date it shows an time clock thing. 4:32. I never seen that before.

I examine it more for another minute or so. Okay so the thirty two just went down to thirty one so that must be the minutes. The four must be the hours....

Wait, why is there an countdown on my arm?! Is that how much time I have left?!

"Looks like I'm just on time." No....

"Shadow Criminal, why am I not surprised." I turn around to see him. Down his arm he has 4:38. Maybe now that we're in another realm we can help each other get back to our realm.

"You know I'm so happy I bumped into you, I literally was on the other side of the realm." Shadow Criminal smiled sweetly. A little too sweetly. "Why were you looking for me?" His smile turned smaller his eyes brighter red. "So I could do this!" Out of no where a dagger is heading towards me, which I was able to dodge, but now he on top of me, his sword pressed against my throat.

"Any last words?" He asked eyes growing redder by the second. I put my knee into his stomach trying to get him off me, but that doesn't work. What do I do? I got it.

I picture it in my mind watching it play out in real life. I sent ice rounds on him having them go all over his body including his face. That gotta hurt. He backed away giving me just a few seconds to get up, and have my sword out.

I lifted up my sword just in time to block the blow he was going for, the kill blow.

Who am I kidding they're all kill blows!

He continues striking, while I block. Each blow of his gets closer to killing me.

He's a lot more motivated to kill me in this realm...yeah, forget the whole 'maybe we can help each other out' kind of thing... he means war, no he wants war!

He keeps striking, while I barely block. How is it that he so much stronger in this realm?! Shouldn't I be that much stronger too?

Pain bursts up my right arm as he striked using his other sword. Great, now he has two swords...wait can I use a ice and fire sword?!

As I picture it the fire sword appears in my hand. Shadow Criminal backs away seeing my two swords, the left hand fire, and right hand ice. He narrows his eyes, and starts running to me. He knows I'm not going down without a fight.

He better know that because there's no way I'm letting him win.

We do a few blocks, and strikes until he kicked me, my back hitting the nearest tree hard. I slowly walk up to him. We start circling each other, and I think of all the times Ethan and I did the same thing in a practice battle. Ethan!

The slight hesitation got Shadow Criminal gaining on me, and another blow on the same arm. Ethan, he said if I need help call him, but how? How do I call him?

"Aw, you're planning on calling your little pipsqueak." I stopped all together looking at him as he looks at me. How could he say that about Ethan?

Don't let him win, he knows that would get to you.

"How could you even say that... he's your son..."

"Adopted son, not my real son." Shadow Criminal interjected. How can he say that? He your son no matter what.

He continues to strike, but I start seeing similarities in his strike moves almost the same as Ethan, but a lot more experienced in them, and all his blows are stronger than Ethans. Maybe because when you challenge Ethan it was practice rounds.